#Latest news with #nutritionassistanceWashington Post13-05-2025BusinessWashington PostProposed GOP cuts could jeopardize SNAP users, farmers and state budgetsThe federal government has fully paid for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since it was first created in 1939 as a way to fight food insecurity amid the Great Depression. But now, Republicans in Congress are looking into forcing states to pay for 5 to 25 percent of SNAP funding in a move experts warn could force state governments to remove individuals from the food assistance program, leave local budgets with massive shortfalls and hurt the food producers and retailers that serve them.
Washington Post13-05-2025BusinessWashington PostProposed GOP cuts could jeopardize SNAP users, farmers and state budgetsThe federal government has fully paid for benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program since it was first created in 1939 as a way to fight food insecurity amid the Great Depression. But now, Republicans in Congress are looking into forcing states to pay for 5 to 25 percent of SNAP funding in a move experts warn could force state governments to remove individuals from the food assistance program, leave local budgets with massive shortfalls and hurt the food producers and retailers that serve them.
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